Discoveries from Norway World Cinema

Two children play together every day until they get separated by a war that brings their respective communities into conflict. They don't understand what's going on. When the war is over they meet again.

Oslo family the Monsens recieve uncle Pavel's house on the south coast of Norway after his passing. Mr. Monsen is also under the assumption that he has won 5000NOK in the lottery, though things are not as they seem. On an old record, the little girls hear uncle Pavel tell the story of a lost treasure buried somewhere in the house, but to find its location, one must solve 4 riddles.

A little boy sits in a small hotel and yearns for better times.

DIVE tells the story of Johan, a former fisherman, who lives a life full of routines: swimming, chopping wood and fixing his rhubarb nest. When his son Andreas moves back home and starts to interfere with Johan's life, their already bad relationship is put to the test.

Gunnar, a fisherman torn between tradition and survival, faces chaos as buried secrets surface. When Investigator Felix arrives, dark truths begin to rise.

The AI short film One last wish was created in 48 hours by Simon Valentine, Edmond Yang, and Alex Holm as part of the Cinema Synthetica Norway workshop.

The Green Valley is a short film that explores the connection between politics, art and daily life in a multicultural neighborhood in Oslo. The film is inspired by three real events that took place in the director's neighborhood.

Li-hua is a single mother in Oslo struggling to make ends meet. "En Midnatts Vuggesang" is a subtle look into the life of a working-class immigrant in the Western world, navigating life moment by moment.

A girl has an unexpected visitor one night when her bedroom door creaks open.

A relatively amateurish horror film that still works. Based on a short story by William Faulkner.

Line Verndal takes us on a journey into the world of coffee to explore taste, aroma, history and culture, and to experience the people and passion behind good coffee.

Bauta is a short documentary that explores public, monumental buildings in Norway - stone and concrete buildings. By the public they have the desire to be torn down, or are not given particular aesthetic value. But what about when people are out of the buildings and they get to stand for themselves? Bauta provides a new experience of space and architecture.

Young Maria lives her upper class life in the shadow of her husband Carl, and gets pregnant. She doubts her value as a wife, and is drawn to a couple of other less respectable men., which leads to a crisis.

A romance comedy about marriage, friendship, infidelity, separation and reunion. The film is one of the oldest Norwegian feature films completely preserved.

Organic shapes are drifting, changing and constantly making new forms.

Gabi just wants to be Gabi. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Debut filmmaker Engeli Broberg has followed Gabi during the five formative years between the ages of 8 and 13, as she transforms herself even more than most children. Even as a young child, she does not believe that there is a difference between boys and girls, and as the years go by, she feels less and less at home in the two genders on offer. Apart from having to deal with moving away from Stockholm with her family and going to a new school, puberty kicks in, and she slowly gets anxious about the changes in her body. Gabi has a burning desire to have her hair cut short and daydreams by looking at Google images of football players with beautiful hairstyles. But will the rest of the world understand Gabi? Broberg’s attentive film is a unique portrait of a child who insists on the right to be herself. In the meantime, Gabi grows up literally before our eyes.

After her sister died suddenly and unexpectedly while being treated with prescription antipsychotics, director Anniken Hoel begins a global investigation into the crimes of the pharmaceutical industry.

A documentary about the recording process of the album, videos, blooper reel, deleted scenes, easter eggs etc... This album came ten years after the first album by the band, The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The use of two drum kits on this record was inspired by bands like The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band.

Yajaira, a young but strong Embera woman, lives with her daughter Maria in a violent Bogotá neighborhood. Haunted by dreams of the jungle, she longs to return to the village she once called home. After a tragedy strikes, they have no choice but to leave. Jhon, a charismatic young gang member, joins them on their dangerous journey to the Andágueda River, driven by motives he keeps hidden. Donde Comienza el Río is a poignant, poetic film where a perilous escape becomes a journey of healing. As the jungle reemerges through memory and dream, masks fall and reality is touched by the magic of Yajaira’s inner world.

A grandmother's everlasting love of her husband who disappeared in Russia during WWII hides a well-kept family secret. Her granddaughter discovers a photo from India suggesting that something more is going on. It so happened that shortly after the war, someone opened a store in Bombay that was almost a carbon copy of the deluxe store that her grandfather used to run in Budapest.

In the 1950s, the Oslofjord was heavily polluted by sewage, industrial discharges, and oil spills. This film shows the consequences these emissions have for users of the fjord, and the measures that must be taken for the fjord to once again be used as a bathing and recreational area for the city’s residents and tourists. ***** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

In 2017 Petter (24) decides to end his life, but at the very last moment, is stopped by the police. His best friend and fellow film student Sverre is determined to help and suggests making a film to keep Petter busy and focused on getting better. Equipped with a camera, they search the streets of Oslo to find out how other troubled souls deal with their lives. With a naive and spontaneous approach, they end up in dramatic and unpredictable situations. They meet Monica, whose past has led her to self-injurious behavior. Oliver and Cornelia, both escaping their demons with alcohol and drugs, and Emma, who is transsexual, lesbian, and proud of who she is. They also meet Miriam, who becomes Petter's girlfriend. By getting to know their destructive patterns, Petter becomes aware of his own. He sets off on a bumpy therapeutic journey, that eventually brings light into his darkness. Young and Afraid is an authentic and raw documentary about choosing to live.

A young couple is in love, but Nina's father has seen another young man as her future man. It doesn't help when Nina's lover is convicted.

Jane is 16 when she finds out that Simen likes her too, but life isn't that easy. They soon have to stand against social pressure and what is expected of them.

A man is driving through the winter. Suddenly his car hits someone, and he flees the scene in panic. He attempts to conceal all trace of the accident. But when something unexpected turns up in the car, it becomes harder to run.

It started on a revue in 1975, then as a parody of the Salhus quintet. 34 years later, the boys from Rothålå can look back on an incredible career. Vinskvetten has sold over 140,000 records, and it is mainly due to Western Norway!

The young unknown Hansen stays at a pension, where they await a charmer with the same name. When the other Hansen escapes, the police arrest the wrong man.

There was a time when only half of Oslo's apartments had their own bathrooms. Because of this, the municipal baths played an important role, both for public health and sport. The municipality had the responsibility for the swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor.

Director Sigve Endresen follow the singer Kari Iveland, daughter of two missionaries, on her way to release her first solo album. Through her lyrics we understand the discomfort she has felt all her life, which almost lead to suicide.

At the age of 57, award-winning author Liv Køltzow was diagnosed with Parkinson's. She had realized then that something was wrong, but had never thought it was Parkinson's. One year ago, she began documenting her own life on a mobile phone camera. This was meant for her neurologist. But the footage intrigued her to do more and longer footage.

A day from the life of 8-year old girl and her crab.

A group of 18 year-old girls are graduating, and the month of Russ is here. There's only one rule: Everyone's in. At all times. But will friendships really improve with vast amounts of alcohol and male interactions?

A deckhand, Rolf Just Nilsen, is mistaken for pop singer Dickie Dons, also played by Rolf Just Nilsen, aboard the car ferry from Kiel to Oslo. The deckhand quickly settles into his new role and enjoys drinking champagne with the captain. However, things become more difficult as time goes on – not least because Dickie Dons turns out to be secretly married to his secretary.

A drug addict is invited to visit a sophisticated couple.

A manure spreader, a stone and a wooden stick make up Joar Nango's unfinished artwork, which triggered an intense debate in national media. This thoughtful and epic documentary offers a platform for villagers and artists to discuss what art means.

A gospel choir goes to outer space.

5 directors were invited to direct their own short film - a horror story. The idea was to let the directors tell their own worst nightmare. 5 short films were produced and edited together as one movie for the cinema with the duration of 33 minutes. An unusual cinema project, but then again, more exciting!

A woman shadow boxes in a boxing ring. She conjures up visions of people from their lives and defeats them in the ring. Suddenly she loses control.

Bent, Frank and Susie live in the same street, and when they finally meet they have to face new problems. Unknown problems concerning themselves. The question is: Do they manage to solve them?

Jakob is on his way home from work and receives a package from a strange man.

A gang of small-time criminals has everything under control in the quiet little municipality of Bikkert, a place where no one would ever imagine anything sinister happening behind the scenes. But things are about to change when the arrogant mayor announces a new construction project in the very forest where Benny and the Brits have hidden a body. Now, the gang must act fast, before a construction site becomes a crime scene.

Ranged across several generations, the story begins with a wealthy merchant, Lind, and his wife travelling in the coldest depths of winter to christen their baby daughter. Attacked by wolves, they lose the baby, which is found by the Lapp Jaampa (a dominating performance by Tryggve Larssen) and subsequently raised by a rich reindeer herder,

A love triangle occurs. Francis and Mary are best friends, but when the beautiful Nick moves into their area, the balance and friendship is disturbed. What's Nick after? They both fall in love, and jealousy knocks on the door.

A young Chinese backpacker visits a small Norwegian village and a host he has found through an app. He soon discovers that he has to make a difficult choice.

As the winter season begins in Creta, an overly touristic Greek island, a family of locals, owners of a small struggling bed & breakfast, get an unexpected visit from a Nordic family of tourists looking for a tour into the piratic past of the area. The relationship between Manos, the Greek father and Tassos, his son, is being tested as they are struggling to meet the increasingly challenging demands of the tourists looking to live the authentic pirate experience.

The hospital clowns are a group of professional performing artists who specialize in working with children in hospitals. The clowns contribute to positive experiences for children and young people in an otherwise demanding life situation.

Amanda, who's been wondering what it's like to have a boyfriend, meets a handsome boy. But the crush is threatened by doubt and evil rumors. How much is she willing to pay, in the name of love?

Sort of a love story told with animated footprints on the floor. Filmed at Kunstsenteret, Høvikodden during an exhibition of Fernando Botero, March 1980

Renate is afraid that if she allows herself to mourn her dead mother, she will lose control over her own life. When she finally realizes that suppressing her depression is destroying the relationship with her sister, Renate understands that she is about to lose all control over herself.

In Yemen, four brothers come of age under the shadow of war. Adham returns from the frontlines haunted by trauma, while Nasser fights to keep his two younger siblings from being recruited. The film is a lyrical meditation on boyhood, memory, and the quiet defiance of hope amid ruins.

Fear, confusion, love, and a pitbull.

Sigrid moves back to her home village after finishing music education in Oslo. She has been hunting for several years, but is still not sure if she really wants to shoot the majestic animal.

After a tough breakup, Johanna takes her young son to the home where she grew up, hoping for a chance to start over. Just the two of them and the rituals they share. But then her father unexpectedly turns up, and he has completely different ideas about life and raising children. Johanna is thus forced to wage yet another battle - for the right to be considered an adult.

A BASE jumper from New Zealand returns to the Norwegian mountain where her husband, also a BASE jumper, had a fatal accident. She carries his ashes, their newborn baby, and their memories on her journey of life after death.

Documentary following legendary football coach Nils Arne Eggen in his final season coaching Rosenborg BK in 2002.